Shiitake is
the world's favourite goumet mushroom! With a rich smokey
flavour and firm meaty texture, it is a versatile
culinary ingredient - not just
for oriental
stir-fries.
Favouring denser hardwood
logs 6 to 12 inches in diamter (15 to 30 cm), with
oak, beech, chestnut, hazel, and hornmbeam being
recommended - our highly adaptable
strain can
easily
be
grown in most
sheltered
gardens.
| 30
plugs...£7.95 |
|
for
1 log, 1ft or 30cm long |
| 60
plugs...£10.95 |
|
for
2 logs, 1ft or 30cm long, or 1 log 4ft long or 1.2m |
| 120
plugs...£12.95 |
|
for
2 logs, 4ft long or 1.2m |
|
Kits include
8 page instructions
(including sample recipes), and also delivery within the UK.
On-line orders receive a
FREE
8mm drill bit |
Plugs
can be stored for up to
six months.
All
Christmas orders are supplied with a
May 2008 Use-by-Date. |
GROWING TIPS
-
log wax not needed
-
oak logs can produce mushrooms
for five to seven years
-
usually
first mushrooms appear around 12 to 18 months
after being plugged
-
logs can
be soaked for 24 hours to produce a second
crop or flush of
mushrooms
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Shiitake
mushrooms perfect for picking, grown on a
two foot oak log. |
...Kit
Storage Advice... |
Plugs
can be safely stored for up to 6 months. All
are supplied with a use-by date. |
|
A
willow log which has been plugged
6 months ago. The white material growing in the
cracks, and around the plug sites, is called
mushroom mycelium-which is the mushrooms root
system. This
is a very good visual indication that all is progressing
well and that mushrooms will soon be on their
way. |
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